EU Leaders May Impose Weapons Embargo on Turkey Over Syria

Europeans may decide on ban at Brussels meeting Oct. 17-18
Germany and France have both stopped military shipments

Soldiers and military vehicles are deployed at a staging area for the Turkish Armed Forces and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army in the town of Akcakale along the border with the Syria on Oct. 11.
Photographer: 3Anas Alkharboutli/picture alliance via Getty Images

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By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alexander Weber, and Jonas Cho Walsgard

October 12, 2019 at 3:01 PM UTC

Updated on

October 12, 2019 at 8:38 PM UTC

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European Union leaders may decide on an arms embargo on Turkey over its incursion into Syria as soon as next week, said four officials familiar with the discussions.

The potential move would send a strong signal to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government and drag Ankara’s relations with its NATO allies to a new low. The officials said the decision could be made over a summit of EU leaders in Brussels on Oct. 17-18.